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Radio 4,6 mins

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann on the future of opera

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Jonas Kaufmann is the operatic tenor of our time; a star of the musical stage around the world. And at the Royal Opera House in London he'll be singing one of the greatest operatic roles for the very first time - Verdi's "Otello". Jim Naughtie spoke to Jonas Kaufmann in his dressing room about the challenge of playing Otello and the future of his art form. (Image: Jonas Kaufmann singing, credit: Getty Images)

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